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20th Century White and Blue Alice in Wonderland Salvador Dalí Rug, ca 1977

About the Item

Probably there would have been no better artist to illustrate a story as beautiful as surreal, like that of Alice in Wonderland. Let’s talk about Salvador Dali (1904-1989), the Spanish artist who changed the concept of 20th-century art. As an admirer of Freud, Salvador Dali is known for the use of symbolism and recurring objects in all of his works. This carpet, made by the well-known EGE AXMINSTER carpet factory from a 1969 painting, presents Alice jumping rope in a long fluttering dress with her head and hands represented as a bouquet and her symbolic shadow figure next to her. The dark grid lines fixed on an ivory field vanish at an escape point behind the mountains in the distance. Birds, abstract figures and a smaller secondary person dot the background in the distance. Dali’s signature and his original crown symbol are intertwined in the lower left corner. Note: the same carpet sold at 1stdibs for $16,500 search the following for the sale: western-european-rugs/carpet-circa-1977---oil-painting -dali-alice-wonderland-c-1969/id-f_20850/
  • Creator:
    Ege Axminster A/S (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 54.73 in (139 cm)Length: 82.68 in (210 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Period:
    Late 20th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    ca 1977
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Some barely visible stains as reported by the pictures.
  • Seller Location:
    Firenze, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 221531stDibs: LU3685131032432

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